Shaft-support for buggies



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C. H. BAKER. SHAFT SUPPORT POR BUGGIBS.

No. 464,488. Patented Deo. 8, 1891.

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PATENT FFICE,

CHARLES II. BAKER, OF XVABASI'I, INDIANA.

SHAFT-SUPPORT FOR BUGGIES.

SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,488, dated December Application filed February 26, 1891. Serial No. 382,879. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that l, CHARLES H. BAKER, of

the city of Wabash, in the county of Wabash and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buggy-Shaft I'Iolders; and I do hereby declare. that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in vehicle shaft holders or supports, the object of the invention being to provide an improved vehicleshaft holder simple, cheap, and durable in construction, and composed of a minimum number of parts, whereby the shaft can be retained in an upright position by being merely swung upto this position. These objects are accomplished by and my invention consistsin certain novel features of construction and in combinations of parts more fully described hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims. Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a section through a vehicle-axle, showing the present attachments and portion of the shaft in elevation. Fig. 2 is a top plan. Figs. 3 anda are sections on the lines and y y, respectively. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view on line 0c', Fig. 4.

In the drawings, reference-letter a indicates the front axle of the vehicle, a portion being here shown.

. l) is one of the vehicle-shafts, a portion only being shown, and c is the suitable coupling between the shaft and axle.

A suitable strong metal arm or bracket cl at its lower end is clamped by clip e to the axle, as shown, and said bracket extends forwardly from the axle and then upwardly a suitable distance, and upon its upper side is provided with a suitable series of horizontally-arranged steps f, each step being beveled upwardly and rearwardly and terminating in a shoulder g. It should be observed that these shoulders are arranged in a horizontal series, one in advance of the other and to one side of the same, so that the lockingbolt carried by the shaft would hold the shaft at various heights when engaging different shoulders. A block 7L is clipped securely to the end side of the shaft and is provided with the bearing-arm t', extending laterally therefrom in front of said bracket secured to the axle. A swinging block j at its lower end is mounted upon said lateral journal fi, to rock vertically thereon, and'at its opposite end is provided with an elongated socket k, arranged at right angles to said lower bearing j, and the movable spring-bolt l is located in said socket and is provided with the beveled outer end to strike and engage the beveled surfaces and shoulders of the lockingbracket, before described,carried by the axle. The swinging socket or block carried by the shaft is provided with a stop 2,1noving-therewith and arranged in juxtaposition to a stationary stop 1, formed on journal t', which stops limit the swing of said bearing-socket in one direction, while it is free to swing in the opposite direction upon the journal j, and the stiff spring fa, suitably secured, engages the rear end of the socket lo, thus holding said socket-block in its normal position, so that when the shaft is swung up the spring-bolt will engage and slip over one of said beveled surfaces of the locking-bracketcarried by the axle and will engage the shoulder thereof, thereby' locking and holding the shaft in raised position. Then it is desired to lower the shaft, it is merely necessary'to pull the same down, and the force exerted will cause the socket-block to be rocked upward against tension of its stiff spring, so that its lockingbolt will slide off of the locking-shoulder engaging the same.

The spring n should be stiff and strong enough to support the weight of the shafts. The locking-bracket of the axle can be shifted laterally, so that different shoulders can engage and lock the bolt carried by the shafts, whereby the shafts can be supported at different heights.

The great simplicity, durability, and effectiveness of the present device are obvious` It is evident that various changes might be made in the form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the precise construction herein set forth; but

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1. The combination of a shoulder or projection on the axle, the shaft having a lateral block or journal mounted thereon, carrying a. spring-bolt adapted to engage the shoulder or projection on the axle, said block having a rocking movement for the purpose Set forth, and a spring to hold it in its normal position.

2. The combination, with a locking-bolt carried by a shaft, of the arm clipped or otherwise clamped to the axle and extending forwardly and upwardly therefrom and upon its upper end provided with a horizontal series of locking-shoulders, said series of shoulders extending laterally and rearwardly, substantially as described.

3. In combination, the axle, the bracket 

